Chapter 7 Seeing benefits without sacrificing ones life
Lu Anshi put down the towel he was wiping his hands with, glanced at his daughter calmly, and asked, "Qing Que knows this Shen Yi?"
"It's not really acquaintance, just met twice."
Miss Lu walked up to Lu Anshi and helped her father tidy up his clothes. There was a hint of shyness in her tone: "He...he wrote a letter to his daughter."
Another Shen Yi did write a letter to this Miss Lu, and the envelope contained a love poem.
The reason why Shen Yi had a conflict with his friend Chen Qing was also because of this love poem.
Dean Lu looked at his daughter and did not ask about the content of the letter. Instead, he sighed slightly and said, "My father may not be able to help with Shen Yi's matter, and my father needs to be in the academy for this matter." I'll make some inquiries and I can't believe your one-sided story."
"us?"
Miss Lu blinked, looked at her father, and asked, "Dad, who else is there besides me?"
"And Shen Yi's cousin came to look for me last night and asked me to go to the county government to rescue Shen Yi."
Speaking of this, Lu Anshi glanced at Miss Lu and sighed slightly: "He thinks too highly of me. If it is an ordinary case, Jiangdu County Government or Jiangdu Government Government will more or less sell him to save his father's face, but This matter involves the Fan family, and behind the Fan family stands the Minister Fan. His father has no official position, and the officials of Jiangdu Prefecture may not take his fault."
"but…"
Master Lu stretched out his hand to stroke his beard and lowered his eyebrows: "But Shen Yi is my student after all. If he is really unjust and imprisoned, I should really take care of this matter. No matter what, I must try my best to solve the problem." yes."
After saying this, someone knocked on the door outside, and a humble voice came: "Master, the young master named Shen is outside and wants to see you."
Lu Anshi didn't even raise his eyelids, and said calmly: "Tell him, I will be in the academy this morning to inquire about the situation of the day, and ask those students who have seen the scene with their own eyes. If what he said is true, I will go there in the afternoon A trip to the Jiangdu County Government Office so that he doesn’t have to wait for me outside."
"He will have some inconvenience if he comes with me."
Shen Ling is Shen Yi's cousin. In this era, there is not much difference between him and his brother. In comparison, there are many differences between Lu Anshi going to the county government to ask about the matter on his own and Shen Ling accompanying him.
Standing outside the study room was a servant of the Lu family. After hearing these words, he immediately lowered his head and said, "I obey, little one."
After sending away the servants, Lu Anshi tidied up his clothes with the help of his daughter. Then he sat back in his seat, smiled at Miss Lu and said, "Qingque, go and invite Mr. Xie and Mr. Zhou. Just say that I have something to discuss with them."
Both Xie Zhou and Xie Zhou were gentlemen from Ganquan Academy. Although they did not have the title of Jinshi of Lu Anshi, they were all from Juren. On weekdays, most of the affairs of Ganquan Academy were handled by these two gentlemen, and they were regarded as the "vice presidents" of the academy.
Miss Lu blinked her eyes and said softly: "Dad, someone from the county government had a long conversation with Mr. Xie that day..."
Lu Anshi looked calm and said, "Don't worry, as a father I won't believe them all."
Miss Lu nodded and quickly turned around to say thank you. The two gentlemen Zhou went there.
Soon, the two gentlemen were invited to the study. Lu Anshi talked to them for half an hour, and then walked around the academy in person, asking the students in the academy about the situation that day.
It was not until noon that Chief Lu stopped asking questions. He had a simple lunch in the academy, then got on his carriage, entered Jiangdu City, and came to the gate of Jiangdu County Government, where he asked the old servant to deliver the money to the county government. Posted my own post.
At this time, Magistrate Feng was discussing matters with the county government's master in the study.
In front of the two of them, there was a confession.
The confession details how Shen Yi committed the crime and the interrogation process.
The master of Jiangdu County Government was named Deng. At this time, Master Deng stood in front of Magistrate Feng, bowed his head respectfully and said: "Sir, the confession of my humble position has been written by someone. Next, I just need to find someone to put my fingerprint on the confession." , even if this case is settled, neither the Shen family nor the Chen family will be able to find any evidence against us."
Magistrate Feng took the confession and read it carefully. Then the round-faced magistrate frowned. He looked at the confession in his hand and then at the master in front of him. He couldn't help but He frowned.
The fat on his face began to tremble.
"Forging a confession is an unforgivable crime, not to mention that I am the county magistrate..."
Magistrate Feng looked at Master Deng with his small eyes and said with an unkind expression: "Master, you are not usually such a bold person. Is it... is the Fan family looking for you?"
Master Deng rolled his eyes, neither admitting nor denying. He smiled at Magistrate Feng, lowered his head and said: "Master, I have checked all the low-level positions. Shen Yi's family has no power. This case is It will disappear soon. If you, the old man, put in more effort and take on more responsibility this time, Minister Fan will remember your good deeds. When the time comes, you will be promoted to a higher position, and you will be able to enjoy your glory even in your humble position, right?"
Magistrate Feng also had a serious scientific background, so he was certainly not a fool. He glanced at the confession in front of him and groaned: "I'm afraid that before I get promoted, I have to take my life away from others, and I might lose my life at some point. Already."
Magistrate Feng raised his head high and hummed: "Up to now, I have been very involved in this matter. If I am not careful, I will be dismissed from my official position. In order to honor Minister Fan, I will be dismissed from my official position." That’s fine, but I want to sell my life and property at the cost of it..."
Magistrate Feng glanced at Master Deng and curled his lips.
"I won't do it."
Generally, when county magistrates serve as local officials, most of them are out-of-town officials. Therefore, they will hire some locals to serve as masters to understand the local customs and to facilitate communication with the local gentry. In other words, the masters sometimes serve as subordinates of local forces. spokesperson.
Obviously, the Fan family members were already angry with Master Deng, otherwise Master Deng would not have taken the risk and come up with this forged confession.
When Master Deng heard this, his face became a little unhappy. He lowered his head slightly and said: "Master, this matter won't cause much trouble. It's really not possible. I'm going to find a calligrapher to imitate that boy." His handwriting is just a matter of signing and affixing his signature to the confession."
"Won't it make a lot of waves?"
Magistrate Feng tried his best to open his small eyes, glared at Master Deng, and said in a low voice: "Yesterday, the daughter of Chief Lu's family wanted to go into the cell to visit the boy from the Shen family, and she gave him a
A piece of food!”
"Do you know who Lu Shan looks like?"
Magistrate Feng said in a low voice: "Which student in Jiangdu Prefecture has not read the article he wrote? If this matter gets serious..."
Master Deng squinted his eyes and lowered his head slightly: "Sir, how does Mr. Lu compare with Mr. Fan?"
"this……"
One is the Minister of the Sixth Ministry, and the other is a gentleman who teaches in the field. Naturally, the power of the two people cannot be compared.
Just as Magistrate Feng was hesitating, a clerk's voice came from outside his study: "Your Majesty, Master Lu of Ganquan Academy is here and is waiting to see you in the main hall of the county government office."
"broken."
Magistrate Feng turned pale and looked at Master Deng: "Master Lu is here."
Lu Anshi is a veritable scholar from Jiangzuo, and one of the most famous people in Jiangdu Prefecture. He also has the title of Jinshi. Whether in terms of years of friendship or seniority, he is the predecessor of County Magistrate Feng. Lu Anshi personally visited,
He has no reason to disappear.
Master Deng couldn't help but change his expression slightly, and said in a low voice: "I heard that Mr. Lu is devoted to learning and doesn't care much about the affairs in the academy. Why did he come to the county government office today?"
Magistrate Feng did not answer, but stood up silently, looked at the confession on the table, and whispered: "Get rid of this thing as soon as possible, don't keep it."
The fat little magistrate took a long, deep breath.